Description: This is a conversation with two critical staff members of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) about their experience there. Jane Lesch is a non-actuary who has been working at the SOA for over 20 years, and is an engagement specialist. Mike Boot is an actuary who retired at the end of February after 15 years at the SOA, most recently as managing director. We spoke to both Jane and Mike to get their take on what leadership is about, and how working at the SOA impacted them.

Description: Explore an essay collection from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute that focuses on how climate change may impact retirement security.

Description: In order for an organization to benefit from artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) models, it requires the involvement of different business areas. During this webcast, professionals from data analytics, audit and risk areas will address challenges and provide solutions for working together to develop, implement, use and risk manage AI/ML tools. Throughout the discussion, the presenters will discuss: • Defining and exploring the challenges and objectives between data scientists, domain experts and control functions • Risk management – model risks and other risks • End-to-end model validation • Model performance vs. interpretability/understandability trade-offs • What to audit – auditor’s challenge and solutions

Description: In today’s market of post-pandemic consolidation and org chart streamlining, we’ve observed significant changes to actuarial career development and advancement opportunities. But, those changes aren’t occurring in equal measures across the arc of the actuarial career. Our focus is on the impact felt by experienced reinsurance actuaries.

Description: Data requirements for the Society of Actuaries cancer experience study, for those submitting exposure and claim information.

Description: The Centennial Celebration brought the dawn of a new era in the way actuarial meetings are handled, said Thomas P Bowles, head of the meeting's steering committee. It set a new standard for meetings to come. Bowles enthusiasm was fueled by the overwhelmingly positive audience reaction to several innovations at the Washington, D.C., celebration.

Description: Interview with the current Chair of the Retirement Section Council, describing the work of the Council and other topics.

Description: Winner of Poem, Art Entry, in the SOA’s 2022 Speculative Spectacular Fiction and Art Contest.

Description: A news release announcing the winners of the 2024 Student Research Case Study Challenge.

Description: To understand the relationship between lifestyle behaviors and mortality, RGA investigated a national, health-related, mortality-linked data set provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). RGA Strategic Research Actuary Julianne Callaway discusses the company's findings.